Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi
Vice Chairman and Group CEO of Zain Group .
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Name in Arabic:
بدر ناصر الخرافي
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Date of Birth:
17 August 1977
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49 Year)
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Nationality:
Kuwaiti
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Country of Residence:
Kuwait
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Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi's Bio
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Vice Chairman and Group CEO of Zain Group since March 2017, State of Kuwait.
Current positions:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gulf Bank in Kuwait since March 4, 2024.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Investment Company since September 18, 2022.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sudanese Mobile Telephone Company Limited "Zain Sudan".
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of “ Arab Aluminum Company ” in Egypt, representing “ Al-Kharafi Construction Company ”.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of " Injaz Kuwait Association ".
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Zain Group".
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of “ Gulf Cables and Electrical Industries Group Company ” since September 14, 2022
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Mobile Telecommunications Company “Zain” since January 2012.
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Atheer Telecom Company” since 2012.
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jordanian Mobile Services Company "Zain Jordan".
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diamond International Motors "Mitsubishi Egypt" since 2012
Current Memberships:
- Member of the Executive Committee in the Industrial Sector at “ Al-Kharafi Group ” since 2012.
- Member of the Middle East Advisory Board at Coutts Bank UK since 2014.
- Member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kuwait University .
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Stock Exchange .
- Member of the Board of Directors of "Bella Investment Company".
- Member of the Board of Directors of “Zain International Company” in the Netherlands.
- Member of the Board of Directors of “Al Khatem Communications Company” in the Republic of Iraq.
- Member of the Board of Directors of "Zain Bahrain ".
- Member of the Board of Directors of the “Kuwait-British Friendship Society” since 2014.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the global beverage company “Coca-Cola” since 2011.
- Member of the Board of Directors of “Foulath Holding Company” in the Kingdom of Bahrain since 2008.
- Board Member of United Stainless Steel Company (USCO) in Bahrain.
In addition to his chairmanship and membership of the boards of directors of many companies affiliated with the “ Kharafi Group ”.
He was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Gulf Bank in Kuwait in 2012.
Previous positions:
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of " Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company ".
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gulf Cables and Electrical Industries Group Company between 2007 and 2022.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mobile Telecommunications Company "Lebanon Touch".
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of " Injaz Kuwait Association ".
- Managing Director of Gulf Cables and Electrical Industries Group Company.
He received the “Best Young Investor in the Middle East Award” in 2005 from the “Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply” in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
He holds an MBA in 2016 from London Business School in the United Kingdom, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2002 from Kuwait University.




